Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Health project for migrant labourers
Association for Socio-Cultural and Environmental development (ASCED) is an NGO of Assam workign primarily on health, social, cultural and environmental sphere.The Assam State AIDS Control Society has
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Fluoride found in ground water
The scientists of the State Public Health Engieering (PHE) Department, Directorate of Geology and Mining and Calcutta's Jadavpur University have found fluoride, much beyond permissible limits, in the
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Malaria deaths in Mizoram decreasing
Malaria deaths were decreasing in Mizoram due to effective measures taken by the health department in the state.Twenty-nine persons died of malaria in Mizoram last year while at least 73 died from
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Digboi town faces brunt of elephant menace
A herd of pachyderms after destroying the paddy fields in Digboi area, entered human habitats through RG Road and strayed into Digboi town in the night of December
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NE airports threatend by wild elephants
Two of the North east's most crucial airports are being threatened by wild elephnat herds even as the Assam government has sought permission from the Centre to catch 20 wild elephants.
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GMC to create awareness on keeping city clean
Facing the uphill task of keeping Guwahati clean, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation(GMC), with the help of the Non-Governmental organisations (NGO) has decided to launch a mass awareness programme
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Medical Board set up, Govt tell NHRC
In an interesting development relating to the pig heart transplantion case, the Assam Government has constituted a six-member Medical Board to go into the case. This was informed by Assam Government
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TB cases in Sikkim higher than national average
The number of tuberculosis patients in Sikkim stands higher than the national agerage, with 87 cases per one lakh population suffering from the disease as against the all-India figure of 40-85,
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Environmental study in Bhotang; Dikchu mines
Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has taken up an environmental study in Bhotang and Dikchu copper mines of SMC to study the impact of the disposal tailings in the surrounding river and suggest ways to
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Viral fever, malaria claim 46 lives
Highly infectious influenza commonly termed as viral fever and malaria assumed alarming proportions in different parts of Assam and as per official records alone at least 46 persons died of high